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From: davidc@vlsisj.VLSI.COM (David Chapman)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,misc.consumers
Subject: Re: DMM (Dig.Multi-Meter) Recommendations wanted
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Date: 12 Jan 90 07:01:47 GMT
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In article <4114@orion.cf.uci.edu> jroersma@orion.oac.uci.edu (John Roersma) writes:
>I am searching for a Digital Multi-Meter for general household
>usage and electronics projects.  Does anyone have any recommendations
>or warnings for certain brand names and/or models?  I am planning on
>spending anywhere up to $200, and desire as many features (i.e.
>Capactitance measurement, etc.) as possible.
>
>I have mainly been looking at the Fluke 7x series, has anyone had any
>experience with these in particular?

I have a 3-year-old Fluke 73 (3 1/2 digit) and am quite happy with it
except that last time I tried to measure current with it (0.1 A) it
only gave me 2 digits of resolution.  Since the current was a bit less
than 0.1 A the value kept changing between 0.09 and 0.1.  Since I've been
working almost exclusively in software for the last 5 years I don't know
if it's my unreasonable expectations or just that the autoranging switched
up prematurely.

No capacitance measurement on mine, though.  Just VOA and "diode", I think.
-- 
		David Chapman

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